Chapter 21
Steve stood in the common room, Natasha and Clint watching from the furniture as he fumed, waiting in front of the elevator. Stark was late, he should have been here by now. “JARVIS, where is Stark?” he grated out.
“Sir has gone to the penthouse.”
“What! I told you to bring him here.”
“Sir disagreed and directed me to take him to the penthouse.”
“Stark doesn’t get to disagree, that’s why I used the emergency override!”
“Your emergency override has not been reset since the last time you used it. It is invalid.”
“WHAT!”
Stark’s voice, obviously a recording, came out of the speakers, “yeah, no, J. I’m tired of Spangles thinking that him running out of ketchup is an emergency, and he should have access to the penthouse. I would never just walk into his home whenever I feel like it, without asking or even calling ahead. We’re not resetting the emergency code. You’ll just have to use your judgement, no more overrides. Besides the compound will be ready soon, just take Rogers off the override list altogether, he won't need it anymore.”
Steve could here Clint stifling a laugh behind him and flushed an angry red. That had only happened once. Besides, as Stark’s boyfriend he should have access to Stark. God only knows what he would get up to without someone watching him.
“Well, Cap. I guess we’re just going to have to wait to find out what happened.”
“JARVIS! Get Stark on the phone!”
“Sir is unavailable. I will remind him you would like to speak to him. However, he is unlikely to be available until morning, outside of an emergency.